Gas treating apparatus for hollow glass articles



J. R. JOHNSON ETAL 2,515,372

GAS TREATING APPARATUS FOR HOLLOW GLASSVARTICLES July 18, 1950 4 Sfieats-Shegt 2 Filed March 7, 1946 (ZEU'DHNSON v Kain/Fr w, w a, @V,

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July 18, 1950 J. R. JOHNSON ETAL GAS TREATING APPARATUS FOR HOLLOW GLASS ARTICLES 4 She'qts-Shegt 4 Filed Max:011 7, T946 lili illlllllillllllll fll llllllllllllllll Ill [III] lllll Patented July 18, 1950 UNITED STAT ES PATENT OFFICE $515,372 v GAS TREATING APPARATUS FOR HOLLOW GLASS ARTICLES John R.- Johnson; Alton, and: Richard: D.- Dufi, Streator, 111., assignors to-Owens-Illinois Glass Company, aco'rporation of Ohio ApplicatimrMarch 7, 1946-, Serial No; 652,706

6' Claims. (01.49-1),

Our invention relates to the treatment of the interiorsurfaces of, glasszcontainers, such as-botincludethe usecofan acidic gasdifiusedthrough the atmosphere within the annealing leers in which the containers are annealed, the burning of: pellets-of sulfur or the like in the hot containers. andotherv methods. The patent. to Burch, 2,15%490; April 18; 1939, Method of Treating. I-Iollow- Glass Articles, discloses a method in which an: acidic gas: is introducedunder pressure within the' glassarticle or. parisonwhile the latter is enclosed in the blowing mold; during. the .operation of blowing the parison to finished form.

An object of the presentinventionis toprovide animproved apparatusfor injectinganacidic gas such: as sulfur dioxide or trioxide into hollow blown glass articles immediately after they haye been blown in the: finishing mold and: whilestill within the'moldand. at a hig-htem-perature such operation being subsequent to the final. blowing of: the amticle inthemold and after the blowing pressure has been discontinued and the articles opened-tothe atmosphere.

A further object of the inventionis to provide annapparatusby which the-glass container may be treated with an acidic gaswhile within thefinish blowing. mold, and which method is free from objections incident to the method disclosed in the above mentioned patent wherein the treating gas isintroduced through the same pipe asthe blowing. air and underv pressurewhile the mold i's clos'ed to'atmospheric. pressure.

Other objects of the invention will appear hereinafter. I

Referring to'thaaccompanying drawings-which illustrate an apparatus for use in practicing. our invention:

, Fig. 1is' a=fragmentary part sectionalelevation ofi as glass blowing machine of the Owens type to which the injecting apparatus isapplied;

Fig. 2 is a-.fragmentar-y section-oma larger scale ofta portiontof the-carrying arm for theinjection blowers and showing; particularly amechanism. 55

2'. for adjusting thespositi-cn of the blowers to ac commodate' them to were of different lengths;

Fig. 3'is apart sectional plan View of mechanism shown inFig. 11; Fig. 4 is a sectional: elevation on a'comparaitively large scale of .a-portion of thecarryingla-rm; Fig.l5'iis a part. sectional view on a still larger scale of the blower head: and snozzle's; i Fig; 6 is an'en-largedfi'sctiom atthe line 6;. onFig. 5 and Fig '7 is ahpart'secti'onal elevation, with-parts broken away,v showing a pontion of the train. 0 gearingfor' rotating the blower head. t

Referring: to Fig. 1, the mechanism for injecting an acid gas or other treating gas within the blown: glass-articles is shownas: an attachment for-a glass blolwingsmachine of the Owens type. The machine: comprises-the *stationarybase H}.- on whiche-iis'lmouhted a earria'g 'ell rotated. continu ou'slyabout aivertical axis by me'ans-ofaring gear fixed tolthe carnage a-nddriven by an elec- .tricfirnotor ("not shown). The carriagell has mounted for rotation therewith an annular se;- ries cf blowing units -each comprising a blankor parison mold (-not shown) inwh-ich mold charges ofmolten glass are introduced-and blown tothe form ofhollow parisons. The parison moldain .cludes aineck mold and a'body bold. After the parison is blown, it is transferred while held in the neck-mold to! a finish blow moldt3 comprisingpartiblesections. havinglink connections with pivoted IA operatedby conyentionallmecha nism for opening; and closingthe finishing. mold L3 The arms. M. are supportedon a. moldcarfrier frame lj mounted toswing up and down 'about aypivot' lla- A- cam" follower roll ll on the frame 15- runs on astationary camtrack [8 shaped-tocontrolthe lifting and lowering motements'of the-frame and mold l3' thereon. The parts 'abovedescribed and designatedreference numbers are'old in the art, being ci ventional in Owens type machines. For a hill disclosure of. this type of. machine, reference may be' had to the abovfe rxi'entibnedv Burch patent,

2,1543%, or the LaFirance patent, 1,185,687, ref-I lerredto in the Burch patent", or LaFi'anceZpa'telit, 1,699;566; January 22,-1'92'9, Glass-Forming Ma chine,

The. blowingmechani'sm for ihjecti'rlg'a treat; ing. gas ihto the Bottles 21] or other hoIIOW'gIESS" articles within the mold},ihcl'ud" esa series'of blow? i'n'g'Jnozzles 21' attaclredtd a, ti'ibular'blowinghead zZQm'Quntedon anotar tubumrsnart'23 ror ro tation therewith, the shaft-Ira being" jbumalit dj for-rotation on anon-rotatable-pipe or'tiibel-ll' The blowing head 22 is rotated by the ring gear l2 operating through a train of gearingnow to be described. Such gearing'includesas'pur gear 3| (Figs. 3 and 7) running in mesh with the ring gear I2 and keyed to the upper end of a vertical shaft 32 which is journalled within a vertical tubular housing 33 bolted to an arm 34 on the machine base Hl. The lower end of the shaft 32 haskeyed thereto a bevelled gear 35 running in mesh with a gear 36keyed. to a horizontal shaft 31, the latterjournalled in bearings in'the lower end of the member 33. The shaft 31 is connected by a coupling 38 to. one end of a horizontally disposed shaft 39, the other end 'of which is connected by a coupling 40 to a shaft 4! extending lengthwise through a short tubular arm 42 integral with and branching from the section 28 of the carrier arm. The forward end of the shaft f 4| has keyed thereto a bevelled gear 43 meshing with a gear 44 keyed to oneend of an extensible shaft (Fig. 4) comprising aligned sections '45. and 46, said sections having a telescopic connection as presently described. 7

The shaft section 46 has keyed to its forward end a miter gear 41 in mesh'with a gear 48 se cured to one end of the rotary shaft 23 which carries the injection blowing head-22. The shaft section 46 is journalled for rotation in a bushing 49. The inner end portion 50 of-the section 46 is of enlarged diameter and tubular and has a telescopic connection with the reduced end portion 5| of the shaft section 45. A spline 52 secured within th extension 50 is slidable lengthwise in a corresponding groove in the part 5|, providing a driving connection between the shaft sections 45 and 46 while permitting the length of the shaft to be adjusted. I

The inclined section 29 of the carrier arm 25 also includes parts having a telescopic connection, said parts including a tubular bearing block or member 53, formed as an integral extension of the section 30, and telescopic with a sleeve 54 surrounding and fixed to a bearing block 55 in which the shaft section 45 is journalled', said sleeve 54 being fitted within and afiixed to a tubular portion 56 of the arm 25. The sleeve 54 telescopes with a surrounding sleeve 51 (Figs. 2

and 4), the sleeve 51 being formed with an integral enlargement or rib 58 and keyed to the carrier arm by a bolt 59.

Means for lengthening and shortening the section 29 of the carrier arm and thereby adjusting the injection head and nozzles toward and from the mold, comprises an adjusting rod 60 (Fig. 2)- which extends into a bore 6| in the rib 58 and has a screwthreaded connection with a nut 62 held in said rib. The rod 60 is rotatable manually by" means of a knob 63 on a shaft 64 having a driving connection with the shaft 66 through a pair of bevel gears 65. A'housing 65 for the gears 65 is formed on a'strap' 65 clamped to the sleeve 54. v v

Referring to Fig. 4, the carrier arm at the junction of the sections 29 and 30 is formed to provide a housing for the gears 41 and 48, said housing including a hood 66 removably secured to the arm by bolts 61.

The gas for treating the blown glassware is supplied to the blowers or injection nozzles through a gas supply line68 (Fig. 2) including a'pipe section 69 threaded into a cap HI (Figs. 2 and 4) keyed to the end of the non-rotatable tube H which extends lengthwise through the rotatable tubular shaft 23. A coil spring 12 housed in the hood 66 applies an end thrust to the end It and tube H, holding the latter in position to' maintain the gas line open at the pipe section 69. A slide valve 13 (Fig. 2) is operable manually to close the gas line.

Referring to Figs. 5 and 6, the head 22 is formed with a row of tubular extensions 15 in which the nozzles 2| are secured. Each nozzle comprises a removable tip 16 and is formed with a bore 11 extending lengthwise therethrough in register with an opening 18 extending through the wall of the tubular shaft 23. Th non-rotating tube H is formed with a narrow channel 19 extending lengthwise thereof, said channel being in communication with the interior of the tube through ports 85. The bores 11 in the nozzles 2! are periodically opened to the tube H by the rotation ofthe head 22 which brings the ports 18 into register with the channel 19 once during each completerotation of the head. There is thus provided a valve in said head which'automatically opens the gas line to the nozzles. The channel I9 is'so located that the nozzles are opened to the gas supply line when they are in register with the open necks or mouths of the containers 20. The head 22 is locked to the shaft 23 for rotation therewith by means of a split collar 8| surrounding the shaft 23 and secured thereto by a clamping bolt 82. The collar is formed with an extension 83 provided with a rib 84 to engage a slot, in the head 22 thereby connecting the head 22 for rotation with the shaft 23. The head 22 is held in position lengthwise of the shaft by means of a cap 85threaded on the end of the shaft23 and. bearing against the head 22' which is thereby clamped between said cap and a shoulder 86 formed on the haft, By loosening the bolt 82 and cap 85, the injection head 22 may be rotatably adjusted on the shaft 23.

The rotation of the injection head 22 serves primarily as a means for shutting off the flow of gas except while the nozzles are in register with the bottles 20 and automatically supplying gas through the nozzles as the latter are brought to operative'position.

The operation may be summarized as follows:-

As the mold carriage II rotates about its axis the finishing molds l3 are brought in succession into register with the injection mechanism. The injection head 22 having driving connection through the train of gearing with th driving gear 12 on the carriage is rotated in synchronism with the rotary movement of the mold carriage, the gears being proportioned to impart one complete rotation of the injection head about its axis during the travel of the mold carriage through the angular distance between centers of the adjoining mold units. The injection head is so adjusted that the nozzles are directly in line or in register with the neck openings of the containers 20 as the latter pass beneath the nozzles, in which position the nozzles are open to the gas line. The treating gas, for example, sulfur dioxide is supplied to-the nozzles under continuous arrests 7 pressure so-that-an' equalquantity*of the gas is blowminto each container 20-thereby subjecting; the'rinteriorzsurfaces of the containers tozthe raction'zzofathezgas. As this, treatment takes-place immediately-tor very shortly after the rarticles hayexbe'enablown to finished-form injthe moldsthe treated surfaces are at a high temperature which is desirable for obtaining a rapid and effective operation of the gas in neutralizing the alkalinity. of the surface portion of the glass. The glass is at or above a red heat; temperature at the time of treatment may be 1100 F. or higher. The usual temperatures of blown glass articles in the finishing molds at the time of treating them with the acid gas, namely, just before the mold opens, range from about 1000" F. to 1500 F. The rotation of the head 22 about its axis in addition to controlling the periodic flow of gas also serves to carry the nozzles out of the path of certain parts rotating with the mold carriage, particularly the so-called knockout arms which engage the blown glass articles and control their discharge from the machine when the molds are opened.

Modifications may be resorted to within the spirit and scope of my invention.

We claim:

1. A glass blowing machine comprising a mold carriage, a stationary base on which the carriage is mounted for rotation, a mold mounted to rotate with the carriage, a blowing head mounted separately from the mold carriage, a nozzle connected to said blowing head in position to register with the mouth of a blown article Within the mold when the latter reaches a predetermined position during its rotation with the mold carriage, means providing a gas line extending to said head through which gas is supplied through said head and nozzle, interconnected driving mechanism between the mold carriage and said head for rotating the latter about a stationary axis, and valve means operated by the rotation of said head for opening the gas line to the nozzle when the latter is in register with an article within the mold and for cutting off the supply of gas to the nozzle when the latter is out of register with said article.

2. The combination of a mold carriage mounted for rotation about an axis, a mold connected to rotate with the carriag an injection head mounted separately from the carriage for rotation about a stationary axis, an injection nozzle connected to said head and projecting laterally outward therefrom, interconnected driving mechanism between said head and the mold carriage for rotating said head about its axis in synchronism with the rotary movement of the mold carriage and by which the nozzle is brought into register with the mouth of a blown glass article within the mold, said driving mechanism being timed to bring the nozzle into said position each time the mold passes the said head during its rotation with the carriage, and means for supplying an acid gas under pressure to said head and through the nozzle into a glass article enclosed within the mold.

3. The combination of a mold carriage mounted for rotation about an axis, a mold connected to rotate with the carriage, an injection head mounted separately from the carriage for rotation about a stationary axis, an injection nozzle connected to said head and projecting laterally outward therefrom, interconnected driving mechanism between said head and the mold carriage for rotating said head about its axis in synchronism with the rotary movement of the mold carria-g'e 'and: by whiclr the nozzle'iisi sbroughtiwintd: register with" the imouth2of a blownuglassl: article? within the mold, said driving mechanism being timed to -b'ring the -nozzle into said position each time the-mold -passes the said head during its rotation with the carriage, a gas pressure line extending to saidhead and through which gas underi-pressuresis conyeyedto -said head. and nozzle, and a valve in said line opened:andeclosedbythe rotation of said head, said valve being positioned and arranged to be opened when the nozzle registers with a blown glass article within the mold and to be closed when the mold and said article pass beyond the range of the nozzle.

4. A glass blowing machine comprising a mold carriage, a stationary base on which the carriage is mounted for rotation about a vertical axis, a mold carrying arm mounted on the carriage, a mold on said arm in which a parison of glass is blown to form a hollow article, a stationary arm mounted on the machine base and extending outwardly beneath the path of the mold and upwardly to a position adjacent to and over the path of the mold, an injection head mounted on the free end of said stationary arm, injection nozzles carried by said head and projecting outwardly therefrom, said head being mounted for rotation on said stationary arm, a gear train extending from the mold carriage to said head and through which movement is transmitted from the rotating carriage to said head and rotates the latter in synchronism with the rotation of the mold carriage, said nozzles being positioned and arranged to be brought in register with the open ends of articles blown in the mold as the latter passes beneath said head, and means for supplying a gas under pressure to said head and nozzles.

5. Apparatus for blowing a gas into the mouth of a hollow article, comprising an arm including hollow sections extending at substantially right angles to each other, one said section comprising parts relatively movable lengthwise for adjusting the length of said section and thereby adjusting the position of the other section, a rotary blowing head mounted on said other section for rotation, a gear train through which motion is transmitted to said head for rotating the latter, said gear train comprising shafts mounted for rotation within said sections and intermeshing gears connected respectively to said shafts, said blowing head comprising a nozzle, means for supplying a gas under pressure to said head, and valve means for automatically opening and closing the nozzle at predetermined points in the rotation of the blowing head.

6. Blowing apparatus comprising a support, an arm carried b support, said arm including a section extending in an upwardly and outwardly inclined direction from the support and a second section upwardly and inwardly inclined and extending from the outer end of said first mentioned section, said arm being tubular, shafts mounted in said sections and extending lengthwise thereof, intermeshing gears connected to said shafts and forming a driving connection between the shafts, a blowing head carried by said second section and connected to the shaft in said second section for rotation therewith, a nozzle connected to said blowing head and extending radially outward therefrom, a non-rotating pipe extending lengthwise through the shaft in said second section and into said blowing head, means for supplying gas under pressure through said pipe to the blowing head, and valve means for opening and closing the gas line to said'fiofizle at predetermined points in the rotation ef the blowing head. x e U 981,768

JOHN R. JOHNSON. 14,0 6 2 5; RICHARD D. DUFF, 154,49

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